Happy Monday!
Joyce Carlson submitted today’s featured photo, which she took last week during a stroll along Palm Beach, south of Powell River.
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On this day:
In 1936, in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, Britain’s King Edward VIII abdicated the throne; Prince Albert, his brother, became King George VI.
In 1972, the last two men to step onto the moon, astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt, landed on the lunar surface in Apollo 17’s lunar module.
In 1997, at a global warming conference in Kyoto, Japan, more than 150 countries agreed to control the Earth’s greenhouse gases.
Today’s weather:
A mix of sun and cloud is in forecast for Monday, December 11, as is a high of six degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to three degrees in the evening. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
Real estate sales dollar figures in November 2023 were down from the figures in November 2022, even though there was an equivalent number of total sales in the qathet region during both years.
Meanwhile…
BC Transit is now planning to implement a cashless, digital payment app/card in 24 more transit systems, including qathet Regional District (qRD).
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